The Golden One - October 28, 2026


Who Is Swedish？ Swedishness, Ethnicity, Nation, Belonging

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00:00:00.000 It falls to me, the very epitome of a Norseman, to determine who is Swedish.
00:00:12.000 So yes, as you see in the title of the video, I want to talk a bit about the rather intriguing question, 0.69
00:00:19.200 who is Swedish, ethnicity, identity, belonging, and such.
00:00:24.560 So we have had a rather massive debate in the Swedish metapolitical arena over the last few
00:00:31.440 weeks and this is because of an sort of internal discussion within the Sweden Democrats which way
00:00:38.880 to go and in that discussion the very central discussion of Swedishness has also emerged.
00:00:46.880 So this is my contribution to the discussion at hand. Now first and foremost I would like to
00:00:53.840 to say something that i've said before but i need to emphasize you don't need to be swedish to be a
00:00:59.620 good person this is quite fun because there's liberals they usually call others racists but
00:01:04.960 then they are themselves viewing swedish as a sort of value marker so when i say that someone is or
00:01:12.640 is not swedish it doesn't mean that someone is a good or bad person it's just an ethnic fact so
00:01:17.700 part biological fact and part social fact. So that is something to keep in mind and for everyone in
00:01:24.720 the Sweden Democrats please make this clear so there's no misunderstanding. So you say you can
00:01:31.740 be a valued member of society despite not being Swedish. So if I were to you know move to a 1.00
00:01:38.180 different country I wouldn't insist of being part of that ethnicity. I would just you know try to
00:01:43.900 behave in such a way that I would contribute in a positive way, that I would be well-liked,
00:01:48.860 I would try to integrate and follow the customs there, but it would just be strange for me to
00:01:53.100 insist that I would be Japanese or whatever. So yeah, two different things there. Now,
00:01:59.920 being a valued member of society, something that everyone should strive for, and when we're talking
00:02:05.880 about the real political situation, so my goal of course is to, when I get into power, is to
00:02:12.420 repatriate many people who have not contributed in a positive way to Swedish society. Very normal,
00:02:18.540 nothing controversial about it. And this you can also do this even without any consideration for
00:02:25.940 ethnicity, to be honest. You can just look at all of the citizenships being handed out over the last
00:02:30.620 30 years, something. You can see, has this person committed a crime? Okay, goodbye. Has this person
00:02:37.720 been on welfare for a long time? Okay, goodbye. On the other hand, has this person contributed
00:02:43.580 greatly to society? Okay, good. Then welcome to stay. Nothing controversial about it at all.
00:02:49.580 So then, that is the real political aspect of this. We need to have a massive remigration process 0.99
00:02:55.920 because we have many individuals who have not contributed in a positive way. And then there
00:03:00.840 have been some who have actually contributed in a positive way. Then they can stay. So anyway,
00:03:05.940 People and welfare, criminals, you cannot be against re-migrating these individuals.
00:03:13.080 That is a left-wing extremist position to take.
00:03:15.880 Now then, onto the question at hand, who is Swedish?
00:03:19.300 What is Swedish identity and ethnicity?
00:03:22.480 So we need to discuss two things.
00:03:24.520 First and foremost, biological race.
00:03:26.880 And that is, yeah, as it sounds, a biological fact.
00:03:29.780 Then we have ethnicity, which is related to race, but it's also a social construct.
00:03:35.940 So we can begin with race. The European race is made up of many different humans over many centuries, many millennia even.
00:03:48.140 So roughly speaking, we could say that it's a three-way mix.
00:03:51.140 First and foremost, hunter-gatherers, first to populate Europe, then come the Anatolian Neolithic farmers.
00:03:59.140 They bring farming. These two mix and they become the early European farmers.
00:04:04.040 Then come the western stepharders, Indo-Europeans, Aryans, whichever term you want to use. 0.83
00:04:10.360 I like to use the term western stepharders because it sounds cool. 0.96
00:04:14.500 They come in, they conquer, and that is also when you have your tribal belonging is determined by your paternal lineage. 0.50
00:04:23.440 So what your father is, that is the tribe you belong to. 0.68
00:04:26.600 So anyway, all Europeans are made up of these three population groups.
00:04:31.860 and then you have some differences in percentage throughout Europe.
00:04:36.160 So, for example, Sweden, Ireland, Finland, Norway,
00:04:39.300 we have a bit higher Western Step Herder.
00:04:41.560 In Southern Europe, they have a bit higher Anatolian Neolithic Farmers.
00:04:45.380 But it's still the same mix, so I would be maybe 50% Western Step Herder
00:04:50.380 and then, I don't know, 25-25% Anatolian Neolithic Farmer
00:04:54.680 and 25% Hunter-Gatherer.
00:04:57.780 Just an educated guess.
00:04:59.140 I haven't done any tests. Maybe I will do so.
00:05:01.860 If I hit 200,000 subscribers on YouTube, then I will make a DNA test and we'll see which happy group I am and what sort of mix I am.
00:05:12.300 But anyway, that is something to say that we're all a mix of these three groups.
00:05:18.160 But then again, these three groups, they weren't super different from each other.
00:05:23.220 So anyway, that is a biological fact that you are of the European race. 0.60
00:05:30.040 Again, just biology. 0.89
00:05:31.820 Now then, what is ethnicity, you might ask?
00:05:34.580 Yes, we have concluded that race is a biological fact.
00:05:39.120 It is related to ethnicity.
00:05:42.020 One part of ethnicity is, of course, biological,
00:05:44.700 but then you have many other aspects that are social.
00:05:48.060 There are social constructs.
00:05:49.280 So you can say that a name, a language, traditions, customs, social cues,
00:05:54.420 they are social constructs that others can also embrace.
00:05:58.540 But it will be a lot harder for someone coming out from the outside if you're born into it
00:06:03.220 You're sort of yeah, you're born into all of these things. They come naturally to you. So that is also
00:06:09.600 When I say that you need to be born into an ethnicity, you cannot become part of an ethnicity 1.00
00:06:14.300 Your children can if you marry into the group and this again 0.99
00:06:18.280 This is the the foundation of the European peoples that Western stepherder men they sort of killed the 0.88
00:06:24.260 early European farmer men. With some exceptions, I might add. This is a very 0.94
00:06:29.600 fascinating topic, but anyway the sort of foundation of Europe is that the 0.92
00:06:33.820 Western steppe hunter men, they conquered much of Europe, they took the women and
00:06:38.060 created new societies. Very bloody history, but such is life. So anyway, you 1.00
00:06:43.280 can of course marry into a group, you can become part of the team, but only your
00:06:47.780 children can sort of become part of the ethnicity if they are born into it. So
00:06:53.900 Then we have some choices which they aren't really your choices. They are the choices of your parents.
00:06:59.580 So name for example. Religion of course you can choose for yourself, but many of these things they are
00:07:06.780 choices that you make.
00:07:09.180 Speaking of which you have in terms of belonging. This is something by the way the great Tolkien
00:07:16.300 he illustrates with the story of
00:07:18.780 the two brothers Elrond and Elros. Now of course you all know that Elrond, he is an elf.
00:07:25.580 Technically speaking he is a half elf, but he chooses to be part of the elven story.
00:07:29.820 He chooses to be part of elvendom. His brother Elros, he chooses to be a human. So the
00:07:36.300 sort of genetic makeup is the same, but the story, the belonging, they chose differently.
00:07:41.820 We can take two historical examples as well, two of our greatest kings. First and foremost,
00:07:46.700 Gustavus Adolphus the Great. His mother was German and of course he spent a lot of his time
00:07:53.580 fighting against the Holy Roman Empire, with great success until he met a heroic end at Lützen,
00:08:01.180 1632. But anyway, his belonging, he was the king of Sweden, he was clearly on the side of Sweden,
00:08:10.060 technically speaking half German, but it doesn't really work like that when you choose a side.
00:08:15.140 Blood, of course, related to it, but not the entire story.
00:08:18.520 There are also other aspects coming into play.
00:08:21.300 Another great king of ours, Carolus Rex, you all know and admire him.
00:08:26.300 Of course, if you don't admire him greatly, you're wrong, and you need to meditate upon his greatness.
00:08:32.420 His mother was Danish and, of course, Denmark, arch-nemesis of Sweden alongside with Russia.
00:08:39.580 but again there he got thrown into the great nordic war at the age of 17 so he didn't really
00:08:47.380 have much choice there the choice of belonging was made for him he was the king of sweden denmark
00:08:52.060 was one of the enemies even though he was by blood part danish but my pointer is that ethnicity is
00:08:59.360 often a choice that you make or is made for you so you sort of choose your belonging which team
00:09:07.800 do I belong to? It gets easier in times of war, because then you're sort of, you're on a particular
00:09:13.100 side. But anyway, my point is that you have a biological aspect to ethnicity, and you have a
00:09:20.180 social aspect to it, and both are, of course, important. Optimally speaking, you should have
00:09:25.380 both. So anyway, I would say that who is Swedish? I would respond to this with whomever identifies
00:09:34.300 himself or herself as Swedish and seen by others as Swedish. Then of course there are many
00:09:40.080 individuals who might look from wherever and then it becomes even more important with these
00:09:44.940 social choices one makes such as what sort of name do you have? Do you have a Swedish name or
00:09:50.120 do you have a name from somewhere else? If you have a Swedish name you're more likely to be seen
00:09:54.360 by yourself. You identify more with the Swedish team. You are more likely by others to be seen as
00:10:00.720 Swedish. So looks, you don't need to look like me to be seen as Swedish. Of course we have a variety
00:10:08.780 of Nordic phenotypes, of course, as you have in most countries. But at least you need to pass as 0.96
00:10:15.700 a certain ethnicity to be truly part of it. But anyway, you need to have these things in place
00:10:21.460 that you need to fit in. You need to feel like you fit in. It's a lot about your own self-perception
00:10:28.200 here as well. So, an interesting topic for sure. I hope my rambling made somewhat sense here. So
00:10:36.060 point is that an ethnicity is a social construct with a biological base, if that makes sense.
00:10:44.180 A people is also a work in progress. Hopefully, you know, a people can become healthier, smarter,
00:10:51.180 more attractive. That is the optimal scenario. So a people is a work in progress. We should
00:10:56.400 look forward to the future. We should also look back with respect to our ancestors. We should be
00:11:01.840 thankful to our ancestors for putting in all the hard work so we can, you know, live good lives
00:11:07.120 right now. And yeah, that is how I would view belonging and ethnicity and nationhood. So to
00:11:16.660 recap what I've said, you can be an esteemed member of society without being part of the
00:11:22.380 main ethnicity. Being part of an ethnicity means that you view yourself as, in our case, Swedish,
00:11:29.240 that others view you as Swedish because then you're sort of seamless belonging into
00:11:35.260 the tribe. Then there are, in many cases, it becomes a choice which team, which nation are you
00:11:41.660 on, which nation do you belong to. And as is the case with our Swedish kings, they didn't really
00:11:47.360 have a choice. In mythology, Tolkien's work, Elrond, Elros, they had a choice. Elrond chose to be an
00:11:54.640 elf. Elros chose to be a human. So you might think that Tolkien was just a fantasy author. You 0.98
00:12:00.380 couldn't be more wrong if you think that way. Tolkien is one of the greatest scholars of mythology
00:12:07.040 of all time and he brought mythology to us so we can understand these deep archetypes and
00:12:12.240 important questions. So it becomes a choice also in terms of religion for
00:12:17.560 example. Now we don't have any dominant religion in Sweden so I wouldn't say
00:12:22.120 someone is less Swedish for not believing in in Odin and Thor or for not being
00:12:26.480 Christian or whatever. Many atheists. So that doesn't really come into play now
00:12:31.840 but usually a standard procedure in human history is that belonging to a
00:12:37.500 nation also has to do with your religion. So again, biological base and then also social
00:12:44.460 customs that you're born into, social cues, how you behave with others, and then choices like
00:12:50.540 language, how you conduct yourself and everything like that. So it's a very broad thing and it's hard
00:12:56.140 to, you know, get everything right. So ethnicity can also be quite broad. There are many different
00:13:01.420 types of sweds, for example, both in terms of looks and also in terms of behavior. And that's
00:13:06.780 also why you have classes and you have different variations of humans. So anyway, main point.
00:13:13.660 These are all ideologically and philosophically interesting questions. Real politically speaking,
00:13:19.980 we need to repatriate people who don't contribute positively to our societies. 0.99
00:13:25.500 So we can have all of these interesting philosophical discussions but
00:13:29.580 eyes on the prize. We need to initiate regime change so that we stop the Great Replacement. 0.99
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